In [fairy tales], power is rarely the right tool for survival anyway. Rather the powerless thrive on alliances, often in the form of reciprocated acts of kindness – from beehives that were not raided, birds that were not killed but set free or fed, old women who were saluted with respect. Kindness sown among the meek is harvested in crisis
On occasion, there is wisdom to be found on reddit.
I might also mention that this White House “secret agent” was very prideful of the GOP tax scam for the wealthy, the deregulation that has allowed companies to pollute again, and the bloated military budget that funds war machines over actual people. As if they alone were able to get those things accomplished.
Greek mythology: aren’t the god great they only sexually harassed my wife and turned one of my children into a stag beetle this week
Norse mythology: dînghïr œne nüt got his name when he killed a lizard the size of every mountain in the world without Odin’s permission so Odin thought it would be funny to punish him by making him fart so hard one of his nuts flew off
Chinese mythology: This guy just shot down 9 of the 10 suns scorching the planet but he’s mean now so his wife and her rabbit overdosed on immortality pills and floated into the moon so he won’t be a tyrant forever and we made cake in her honor
Yoruba mythology: a project team of gods was sent to earth on THE most massive project ever and the men decided to exclude the lone woman on the team because har har girls suck, and she responded by taking ALL OF THE WATER ON EARTH and watched the men take L’s until the team lead made them take her back
This same goddess is the one a group of male human villagers had to appeal to when the women of their village got so pissed off at their fuckery, they literally left and set up shop somewhere else and had zero plans of coming back
Aztec mythology: Tezcatlipoca is at it again. Which Tezcatlipoca? Does it even matter at this point? Also, Quetzalcoatl had a bright idea again. It ended up in disaster. Again.
Do you collect books and let them sit on your shelf!?
WHAT IS THIS!? AMATEUR hOUR? OF FUCKING COURSE!
Do you spend WAAAAAAY too much money on books even though they’re totally worth it but holy fucking shit fifteen dollars is the median and why is the world so effortlessly cruel?
Who’s got two thumbs and an empty wallet! Yes yes and yes!
WELL HAVE I GOT A SOLUTION FOR YOU
Thriftbooks is an amazing online site that sells used books! These books are, for the most part, in great condition. I’ve used this website for everything from textbooks to fiction to everything else in between! It has a wide selection with an even wider selection of options per book!
You want softcover? They’ve got it! Hardcover? Of course! Audio? Why not!
Hell! They even sell the books in other languages!
You might say to me, humanity, why are you telling us this? We already have barnes and noble!
Because, my poor, naive friend, thriftbooks sells the majority of it’s books for under four dollars.
That’s right. You heard me. Under. Four. Dollars.
And right now, they’re having a huge deal!
2 books for $7
3 books for $10
4 books for $12
But wait! There’s more!
If you leave a book in your cart for long enough, chances are you’ll be alerted when a seller nearby, for a cheaper price, has the same book! You’ll get it cheaper and faster, with less waste of paper and time!
And prices change! That book that would have cost you $3.79 one day might be $3.45 the next, and man oh man isn’t that the best thing to see when you check up on your cart.
So what are you waiting for, book lovers! Go! Go shop!
Go and rule the world!
Be the book lovers I know you can be!
DID I MENTION THAT THERE’S FREE SHIPPING OVER 10 DOLLARS
DID I MENTION THAT THERE’S ALSO A COUPON CODE YOU CAN USE FOR A LIMITED TIME
type in the word “welcome” when you get to checkout and you’ll get 15% off!
DID I ALSO MENTION THAT THERE ARE READING REWARDS
AND THAT EVER $50 YOU SPEND THEY GIVE YOU $5 BACK.
guys
five dollars
on this site
is a book
that is the cost of an entire book
you’re literally getting a free book
I NEED Y’ALL TO SEE THIS SIDE BY SIDE THOUGH
So to prove my very real point, I went to Barnes and Noble and picked out some of my favorites books that I already have on my shelves
(also, fyi, y’all should read these they’re bangin)
AND BECAUSE THE SHIPPING IS SO INSANE, IT WAS MEAN TO COME OUT TO $47.85 (and that’s at an online price, which discounts by a few dollars)
But with shipping, handling, and the extreme cost of books, my total came to this:
$72.30
Okay. Then I went onto thriftbooks and chose the same books in the same formats (hardcover, softcover, etc.)
Keep in mind that not all books are under $4 due to size, availability, how new they are to the world yada yadayada
But this was the final shopping cart.
Look.
Look at those lovely books.
My final check out price?
$21.86
AND THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY OF THE AMAZING DISCOUNTS, DEALS, AND/OR PROMO CODES.
If you do the math, I saved $50.44.
And even if Barnes and Noble had given me that free shipping, I still would have saved $25.99. Do you know what that could buy you? That could buy you four more books on thriftbooks!
Thriftbooks fucking saved my broke college ass. And I’d encourage you all to use it if you can. Shipping may take 4-14 days, but I swear to god it’s worth every dollar that I would have burned.
THIS IS IN NO WAY AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO STOP SHOPPING AT BOOKSTORES. PLEASE DON’T. LOCAL BOOKSTORES ARE IMPORTANT AND VITAL AND SHOULD BE SUPPORTED!
I’m mostly making jabs at the big name companies, and honestly, my broke bookworm ass needs a break.
A PSA FOR THOSE WHO ARE AFRAID I WAS JOKING BECAUSE THEY FOUND A BOOK BUT IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE
Don’t worry! That happens!
Let me use the example of one of my favorite books in the Series of Unfortunate Events.
Look at that shit. ALMOST THIRTEEN DOLLARS!?
NOOOO WAY!
But wait?
What’s that tap at the top that says “all editions”?
Click it!
There, you can choose hardcover, softcover, foreign language, and all that good stuff at different and competing prices!
AND VOILA!
Not my favorite cover, but it sure as hell is my favorite price!
And you can do this with any book!
Now go! The power of fair pricing is in your hands!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING
THIS SHIT’S ABOUT TO GET REAL!
HEY THERE BOOK NERDS
IT’S ME AGAIN!
SICK OF ME YET!? I’M SURE YOU FUCKING ARE!
BUT DO I HAVE ONE LAST (lol as if) PIECE OF NEWS FOR YOU!
INTERNATIONAL BOOK NERDS! GUESS THE FUCK WHAT! I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT Y’ALL
Thriftbooks doesn’t ship for free for my international peeps out there. And I’m sure they were feeling real left out. So I picked up my book nerd ass and hauled over to see if I could find new ways to get y’all the same opportunities!
They have the same ideals and morals as Thriftbooks, donating to schools, recycling paper, and funding low-income libraries!
AND GUESS WHAT
THEY SHIP FREE INTERNATIONALLY!
I’M NOT JOKING
THIS IS REAL!
look. at. this. shit.
this is some good shit.
You might not find the exact savings, but I did a comparison of two books just to see how much different it was. I used one of my all-time favorite books, The Devil in the White City, and saw the difference in prices between the two!
Here’s Thriftbooks
And here’s BetterWorld
It’s only 39 cents off!
And yeah, there are some items just a little bit more expensive. But guess what! FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING! So it’s worth the extra dollar or two if you can keep from paying way too much just to get those books to your doorstep!
SO GET OUT THERE, BOOK NERDS! GO AND BUY, HOARD!
AND READ READ READ!
NO ONE REBLOGS PART TWO
Even though part two has FREE. FUCKING. INTERNATIONAL. SHIPPING.
My dudes
You’ve been missing out
Get in on this sweet free action my dudes. Get in on it and JOIN ME.
inb4 obnoxious gatekeepers start screaming about how Hallowe’en is SACRED TO WITCHES/WICCANS/PAGANS and HOW DARE YOU EAT CANDY AND MESS WITH OUIJA BOARDS!
Listen, no one is telling you you can’t honor your ancestors or w/e you like to do on Hallowe’en. Some of us just like to celebrate by eating too much candy and watching horror movies. (Also you can do both.)
So, how about we all just enjoy the season in our own ways and stop ruining the fun for everyone else (unless they’re wearing a culturally insensitive or ableist costume).
Also be nice to children, you stinkweeds.
Shit, fam, the wee ghosties and spirits (and the not so wee ones) sit and watch horror movies and eat too much candy WITH me.
You wanna go chant in a circle, you go do you. More power to you! That’s awesome! (And really adds to the atmosphere, fwiw.)
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